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1 u . - ;: : .v-' . THE WEEKLY 1 jS jfc VOL OMB VI NO. 43. BRIEF LOCAL MENTIONS. What in Transpiring? Aronud and About IT, in Town ami Comity. Mr. C. D. Ray is all smiles now. He has a fine boy at his home. The Center warehouse, cut' down in size, is rapidly n earing" comple tion. Rev. J. A. Stradley baptized 14 persons at Stovall on Sunday last as result of the late revival. me lmu annual meeting or the rresoj'terian oynou oi JNortn uaro- lina is in session at Tarboro. Mr. W. D. Hart, of Salem, has onr many thanks for a half bushel of the finest turnips we have seen this season. Granville Grays will have a tar get practice on Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Every member of the company is requested to be present. Master Oscar Gregory's Black Bess has met with a decided success wherever she has performed, and our vounsr friend will no doubt get well paid for the trouble of training the animal. Mrs. A. B. Currin comes to the front to compete with Mr. Henry Robards, of Fishing Creek, on rais- ing chickens, one uas a tins year's ullet with U little chickens that are growing off nicely. Hon. A. H. A. Williams has se cured Mr. Willie D. Bryan a posi tion in the Agricultural Department at Washington which he has accept ed and assumed his duties. Mr. Brvan has been tor a long time a leaf dealer on our market. The Sherman law is repealed. On Wednesday after a good natured fight in the House by the Silver men the Voorhees substitute was concur red in bv a vote of 193 to 94. North Carolina voted as before Bunn and Settle for and the balance of the del egation against. -Since Mr. J. A. Taylor removed to the old Kingsbury place in East Oxford he tells us that five families of the neighborhood have all told 27 children. It is a good thmg that they all live near the public school, as the children can be under the parents watchful eye while going to school. Vfl 1ipn.nl a farmer remark the other day that he knew two tobacco drummers "who not only carried something to eat for themselves but for their horses when they started to drum tobacco among the farmers." W A i i,of vv tfilrA it then that tlie criticism " about tobacco drummers does not annlv to these i?eutlemen. i -A thief entered the residence of Mr. Will Estes, the book-keeper of it -r tt:ct fi tt lVlHSSIS. llciuin, vjuuu iv v., xicu- - rn 1 1 I derson, on J uesday nignt, so we learn from Mr. J. 1. Kagan, and stole all the money he had, besides 1 , 11 J.l. tTTl r, ins wire s gold waicn. vvnne me burglar was going through the pock ets of Mr. Estes his wife awoke and seeing him screamed, and he made his escape. Booth & Hunt it seems do not Ret left on high prices judging from the following: W. II. Lyon rolled in on Tuesday and sold tobacco raised on one acre for $1S4.34. A. E. Bob bitt steps up and scoops in for a load $10, 27, 48, G5, 35, 25, VI. The 100 pounds that brought $05 was beauti ful tobacco, aud we congratulate friend Bobbitt upon his success. The hext are Harris & Gilliam who pock eted $14, 29, 50, 25, 16, 7h G. W. Stroud also got 7. 15, 25, 52, 27, 14. Ootne right along to Oxford and you ill be sure to get the cream of the market for the weed. OXFORD, The truth will not down, yet we must swallow it. There are some men who are al- ways polite they have gloved souls. The law has convenient syllogisms for crooked consciences, says a wri ter. Jack Frost has been on regular hum this week and has killed vege tation. Ut all worms people are now called unon to eat the chestnut worm is the most pomilar and appetizing Mr, 1'atton, the assistant to Mr. W. A. Adams, now occupies the Meadows residence on Broad street. -w r - . Referring to a recent lynching, a Georgia paper declares that "the funeral was attended by an enthusi astic multitude." Capt. B. S. Royster and lady have gone to housekeeping in the neat little cottage on High Street, just vacated by Col. W. A. Bobbitt. Miss Mollie Horner gave the boarders of Horner School a Hallow 'een Party on Tuesday evening. Quite a number of young ladies were pres- o, ,1 a txtoo Ot,0. 1. J 11 ! J ILA. 1. 1 ft I v Wljl jriillJLL WTf C li ft ft -J -lft I vr v on 1 ble one. Sheriff Cozart has made his round for the collection or taxes. Everybody will now have to walk up to the iron railing in the Sheriff's of fice and roll the wheels in in ex change for a pink receipt. -Conscience is one of those sticks which every one takes up to beat his neighbor with, but which he never uses upon himself, and the moral world has gutters where dishonored persons trv to splash the mud in which they are wallowing upon men of honor. Durham Sun of 27th October 27 - -r-v 1 wr 1 1 says: "Miss KubDie noogooa gave a sociable last evening at her home, on corner of Main and Roxborb sts., complimentary to Miss Lizzie Holo way, of Oxford, Miss Kittie Satter- white of Satterwhite, and Miss Net- I tt n ttt . 1 mm I tie nunl ot watKms. Mr. Sherman Peed, one of the old landmarks of Tally Ho township, was gathered home on Sunday night, He was a most worthy farmer, good neighbor and kind and affectionate in his family, and a consistent mem- I mr ' ber of Tally Ho Baptist church. He was about 70 years of age, and will li .1 i ii 'il e greatly missed m tne neignDor- hood, as he never turned a deaf ear to those in need of assistan ce. .nnt a p SnpnnfirliafltliPtnk. . j i a v .ic i x -ci: j. uonuutj tu suuul uuuseii lasi r nuav accidentally. He was going deer t,- i: j ..4. c 1 - 1 the cart, and in attempting to catch it went off and the load took a 1 1 -i a c (UUU S1ZCU piUg UUL KiL Ilia llglit 1 - 1 wrist and passing on demolished his coat, shirt and undershirt on the shoulder, but did not penetrate the nesn. me oaptain is gooa piucK as 1 mi . . - . Til he hunted all dav and did not have his wound dressed until night, which was done bv Dr. Williams after he returned to town. The leading Third party man of this county, and of course one who as the office bee buzzing m his hat, has made the assertion that he now fn, nav .t!Umnrfl tY on nJa lnnrl man wnen. Barnes i.. lvioore was oner- , T t - w 01 iff. saviner that the rate of taxation had been reduced but the valuation had been, increased more than the rfiilnnition in rates. Now the fact is Al . j i nrf 1 1 " rs i mat in ioo wnen uis name nrsi ap- peared on the tax books he listed 600 I acres of land valued at $3,000 on which he paid $27; in 1893 he listed , ,i utu acres vaiuea ai o,iuy uu he pays $23.36, ' N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1893. I All bright grades of tobacco are I humming on the Oxford market. On Tuesday Mr. A. E. Bobbitt, one o the fine farmers of Brassfield's, cap tured $05 for his first grade and $48 per hundred for his second grade. Breaks large Tuesday and Friday and all good brights are gobbled up at big prices. H IT TT 1 11 ivirs. nansom isiaeKiey, near Cannady's Mill, had a narrow escape from being badly burned on Monday While standing near a molasses evaporator her dress causrht fire and but for the timelv aid of Mr. Thos. Allen, who put the fire out. she I ' ' uavra oav;nna ,aA I VfVrU.IV. A- C V f V V V IX CVl IV LiOiJ U. 1. XJ. V V Mr. Allen got one of his hands badly burned in extinguishing the flames. A partv from Oxtord was out deer hunting on Wednesday. The dogs started a buck in Sassafras Fork township and chased him for several hours and lost him. Later in the afternoon the buck jumped into the lot of Mr. Ben Hicks, near Carlton, Vance county, in an ex- hausted condition, and a colored man happened to be in the lot ai me time picKed up a rocK ana -- killed the buck. a Grippe During the prevalence of the Grippe the past season it was a noticeable fact that those who depended upon Dr. King's New Discovery, not. only had a speedy recovery, but escaped all of the trouble some after effects of the malady. This remedy seems to have a peculiar power in effecting rapid cures not only in cases rf T .11 ftrinno l.nt in !l H '.saauoa nf tlirnat chest aml lungs, and has cured cases of asthma and hay tever ot long standing. Try it and be convinced. It won't disap point. Jb ree trial bottles at J. G. Hall's drug fctore. On the Tramp. Last Friday night was a beautiful one and several of our young men concluded they would take the night freight to Lewis and tramp back. They roused up from his quiet slum bers Mr. Ike Stegall, and ginger 11 1 t 1 L Quantities to appease hunger. snaps ana cneese were Dougm in Th , vallevs echoed with , g g of the crogs tie hitters They only met one individual, a col ored boy, and one of the party asked him how far it was to Oxford and was told the distance. Another re plied "I am glad to hear it as we have walked 75 miles today." Th" TO J ES l" " ' ' She's hollow-cheeked, dull eyed, thin and pale, and it worries her. Now, the way tQ be well if youre aIiy nch WOman, is to faithfully use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Ihatisthe only medicmp j th it's sruaranteed to Duua un woman's strength and to cura woman's ailments In every "female complaint," irregular! 1, v ill wra&ucBB. nun ili v cauauBLeu condition of the female system if it ever talls to oenm or cure, you nave your money oacK. Musical Homes are Happy Homes. Have vou ever noticed it ? Call to mind the homes of your friends who have a KWU UlttUU Ul Ul iiclll lit uuo iiwuac aio rh -not brighter, and more attractive than those where the divine art of music never enters? To be sure it costs to buy a good instrument, out it iasrs many years, and will pay its costs tnousand times over by interesting the young folks in t.hmr hnmH Don't, make thft mistaka. though, of investing haphazard. Post yourself thoroughly by writing Ludden n&K the great music hoUse of the South, established in 1870, They have supplied 45,000 instrumentf to Southern uuujoo, ""' i ' ices and honorable treatment of cus tomers: and they represent the leading f&cSnS you sndinsr free catalogues, etc. Waite them Constination and sick-headache posi- tively cured by Japanese Liver Pellets; 50 pills 25 cts. bold at .. i. nan . ,,,naaa Wsfftria and all nervous t troubles cured by magnetic ierviue. oola ana guaranteed dj j. i. nan. PURELY PERSONAL. Brief Mention of tne Movements of Your Friends and Acquaintances. J udge Winston is spending a few days at home. Mr. A. W. Graham is at Orange court this week. Mr. H. Suit and son, of Berea, dropped in to see us on Tuesday. Misses Bettie and Sue Robards, of Clay, were in Oxford Thursday. Mrs. John W. Hays is on a visit to her son Dr. J. M. Hays, at Greens boro. Mrs. Hugh Sherman and mother, of Walnut Grove, yisited this office last Thursday afternoon. Mis Lucy Ferrabow and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ferrabow, of Stem, were in Oxford Saturday. Miss Lizzie Spencer left this week for Dallas, Texas, where she will make her home in future. Col. W. A. Bobbitt has moved to the Fielding Knott residence on Col lege street adjoining Dr. Marsh's. Mr. L. H. Moss, one of the most worthy farmers of the Wilton sec tion, was on the breaks Tuesday for the first time this season. Mr. T. G. Dean, of Nash county, is spending this week with his father in Granville. He has been success ful in Nash, making a fine crop of tobacco. Our young farmer friend J. Rob ert Daniel, of Dean, left on Monday for Ramsey, 111., to make his home. Our best wishes go with him, and may he be prosperous as well as happy. Mr. R. R, Clayton, one of the good farmers of Granville, dropped in to see us for the first time on Fri day. He has reached the ripe old age of 72, and moves around as lively as if he was only 50. We thank him for two nice cabbage. Strength and Health. If you are not feeling strong and heal thy, try Electric Bitters. If "La Grippe" has lett you weak and weary, use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts directly on liver, stomach and kiddeys, crently aiding those organs to perform their functions. If you are afflicted with sick headache, you will find speedy and permanent re lief by taking Electric Bitters. One trial will convince you that this is the remedy vou need. Large bottles only 50c. at J. G. Hall's drug store. When Baby was sick, we gave ner vtisvcvvh. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria Bucklen't Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cnts, bruises. or es, ulcers, salt rneum, lever sores, tetter chapped hands, chilblains, corns and all skin rnptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satis faction, or money refunded. Frice 25 cents per box. For sale by J. G. Hall. mch.4-ly English Spavin Linimen removes all Flard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King-Bone, Stifles, Sprains, all Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by J G. Hall, druggist, Oxford, N. C. .Tananftsft Pil Cure is an unfailin? cure for evflrv kind and statze of the disease. Guaranteed by J. G. Hall. One wheat drill, the best made. for sale at a sacrifice on good terms. oct.13 S. H. Smith. Only 1 wo of Each. Two very strong Columbus Buggies. Two Elegant Canopy Top Surries. New Styles wilJ sel at (Jost tor uasn. .Fully warranted. .Edwards cb Winston. Sept28-tf 100 bushels fine red seed wheat, speci ally adapted to Granville county soil. Apply to Edwards & Winston. $1.50 PER ANNUM. JIBsoIafely Pure A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength. Latest U. S. Govern ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co. 106 Wall St., New Vork. W. H. SMITH THE TAILOR, OXFORD, N. C. Fall and Winter Suits 1.1 ad t. to Order ! Perfect fit Guaranteed OR NO SALE ! am prepared to do the best work. Pull line of samples, aud fabrics and styles, imported and domestic, BlT Parties wishing cutting done will do well to call and see me as 1 take special pains in that line. will make prices to suit the times. octl3-lm. Trustee's Sale of Land. BY VIRTUE OF A DEED IN TRUST EXK cuted by Wm. J Royster and wife to R. W. Harris, trustee, and registered in Uook 21, Page 397, the undersigned having been substituted as trustee in place of said R. VV. Harris, deceased will on Monday, the 4th day of December, 1893, ofter for sale to the highest bidder at public auction, at the courthouse door in Oxford, the tract of land in said deed, situated in the county of Granville, adjoining the Poor House lands, the lands of Mrs. Mary L. Hargrove and others, containing 138 acres, it being the lands former ly owned by R. SJ. Barnett. Terms cash. DAVID . CREWS, Nov. 2nd, 1893. nov3-4t. Trustee. For Sale. AN EXCELLENT PRIZE HOUSE SIT'TATED near the old depot, in Oxford, adjoining the prize house of John Webb, will be sold by the undersigned at the courthouse door in Ox ford, to the highest bidder for cash, on Monday, the 4th day of Dec, 1S93, by virtue of a power contained in a deed of trust executed fy R. T. Smith and his wife, Mollie T. Smith, and duly registered in Book 34 and page 122, deeds of trusts, in the Register's office for Grnnviile Co. Nov. 3, 1893. nov3-4t J. S. AMIS, Trustee. Valuable Land. bale. BY VIRTUE OP THE POWERS GIVEN IN a deed of trust made by Richard T. Smiih and wife to M. B. Cannady, Trustee, to secure the payment of certain bonds therein mentioned and described : Which deed in trust is duly re corded in the Register's office for Granville Co , N. C in Book ISo. 34, at pages 124, , I will at the courthouse door in Oxford, N. C, on Mon day, the 4th day of December, 1893. (it being the first Monday,) sell to the highest bidder at pub lic auction, all the land conveyed in said deed of trust, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to pay off' said bonds and the cost of this sale, all of which is situate in the town of Oxford. First. The house and lot known as the resi dence of the late Charles A.Gregory and fronts on Asylum St., and sdjoins the residence of R. T. Smith and others. Second. A large vacant lot 241 by 180 feet, situate north of the Granville Institute and fronts both on Asylum Avenue and New College Street. Third. A vacant let 100 by 90 feet situate on Dixon Street, near the large prize house of R. T. Smith and adjoins Taylor aud Knott. Fourth. A vacarjt lot 100 by 92 feet, situate on McClannahan St., adjoining T. N. Burwell and L, E, VVrignt. Terms of sale cash. Time of sale 12 o'clock. m. Oxlord, JN. u., uciooer .51, io.3. . , nov3-4t. N. B. CAJNJNAD , Trustee. Notice. Valuable Land for Sale! BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY VESTED IN me by a Deed in Trust, executed on the 25th of Nov.. 1889. by Thomas B. Pittard, since deceased, and his wife Sailie Pittard,to secure the payment of a certain debt therein specified, and recorded in Book 32 page 249 of registered mortgages, in the office of the Register of Deeds, I shall sell to the highest bidder for cash, by public auction, at the court house door in Ox tord, Granville county, N. C, on Monday, the 6th day of November, 1S93, at 12 o'clock, noon, the following tract of land, lying in Sassafras Fork township. Granville county, N, C, known as the Bannister Royster's old homestead, containing 130 acres more or less. For further information apply to JOHN WEBB, Trustee. Oce. 2, 1893. oct.6-4w 1 .
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